Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc.

Summary

Genus:

Agave

Family:

Asparagaceae

Subfamily:

Agavoideae

Nomen number:

100788

Place of publication:

Prim. contr. monogr. Agave 41. 1885

Verified:

02/10/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Agave americana L. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. protamericana Gentry (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Agave picta Salm-Dyck

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Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 282.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100788. Accessed 15 August 2025.